Floor-waxing device



Aug. 1930. J, A TRIPP 1,774,409

FLOOR WAXING DEVICE Filed D80. 12, 1927 2 SheetsSheet l 0000 oooo /m 0000 000 00/ oowoo 0000/ oo mwoooo 00 ooow lboo oo ufi mowvdooo 000000000 0000000000 i2". 7" INVENTOR ATTORNEY I w f K 4 1 F M U o wm m mw Q Aug.26, 1930. J. A. TRIPP 1,774,409

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BY AM I O ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 26, 1930 T 7 Q F CE JAMES A. rmrr, orWILSON, uora'lrn ChROLiNA noon-wanna DEVICE Application filed December12, 1927. Serial Ila-239,589.

This invention relates to floor finishing devices and has for an objectthe provision of a device which will combine all of the features of afloor oilerfloor waxer, and floor polisher, as well as for sanding andfilling, so that all of these operations may beperformed with a singledevice.

- trated in the accompanying Another object of the invention is theprovision of a device of the above character which is rovided with novelmeans for regulating the discharge of oil or wax, so that the same maybe applied to the floor in regulated quantities.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention further includesthe following novel features and details of construction, to behereinafter more fully described, illusdrawings and pointed out in theappended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of. Fi re 2.

igure 4is a similar view on the line H of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevation showing one corner of the device.

igure 6 is a fragmentary end view partly in section showing the use of abrush in connection with the device.

Figure 7 is a view showing a modified form of handle.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating means for heatingthe wax withinthe hollow body or container.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates ahollow member or body which is designed to contain a wax, oil or othermaterial to be applied to a floor or like surface.

This member or body is provided with a re movable top 11 and a removablebottom 12, the latter having one edge set within a recess 13 provided inone side of the body.

The bottom 12 is provided with a number of discharge openings 14 for thepassage of polishing operation from the body would the inner wallsof theA handle or convenience 1n removing the follower. The

member 15 extends beneath the bottom over the openings so that thismaterial will take up 011 or Wax from the, body and distribute it overthe floor or surface. 'Thei absorbent material 15 is folded upwardalongopposite sides and ends of the body and is held in place by clampingstrips 16 which are removably secured in place through the-medium offastening devices 17. By this means, different materials may be securedbeneath the body. For example, the, device may be used. to distributewax over the surface of the floor and to afterward polish the floor. Theabsorbent material 15 usedfor distributing the wax would be, removedanda different piece of material used for polishing. During the thedischarge of wax be prevented. through the medium. of a slide 18. Thisslideis mount-. ed in guideways 19 provided in opposite. side walls ofthe body and has openings'20 therein which are adapted to be moved intoand out of register with the openings 14 to control these openings. Thedischarge of material from the body may be thus entirely stopped, or, itmay be permitted to escape in regulated quantities. The slide 18 isprovided with a finger piece extension 21 by means of which it maybeconveniently Ina-- nipulated. This finger piece is resilient andengages the upper edge of the absorbent material 15 so that. theslide isheld against ac cidental movement, but may be readily moved whendesired. Located within the hollow member or body 10 is a follower 22which may be provided with a flexible sheet 23. to the under face of thefollower and engages hollow member and acts to compress and force thecontents of the hollow member outward through the openings 14. To assistin this operation, there are provided adjusting screws 24. These screwsextend through the top 11 and have their lower ends secured to springs24 which are in turn engaged with the follower. linger piece 25 isprovided'for top His removably secured in place so that This sheet issecured I the hollow member may be conveniently filled.

Secured to the top 11 are spaced brackets 26 and pivotally secured tothese brackets is a substantially U-shaped member 27 which carries ahandle 28 for convenience in using the device.

In Figure 6. the hollow member or body 10 has removably secured theretoa brush. This brush is composed preferably of fiber and hair bristles 29which are carried by a brush head 30, and extending upwardly from thisbrush head are spaced plates 31. The upper ends of these plates arebifurcated to receive the fastening devices 17, so that the brush may beremovably secured to the body 10.

It will be seen from the foregoing description and accompanying drawingsthat through the use of the invention, floors or, other surfaces may beconveniently oiled or waxed, and polished. In addition, the material 15may be removed and sand paper substituted, so that the invention mayalso be used for smoothing large surfaces. lVhen used as a polisher orsmoother, the follower 22 may be removed and a suitable weightsubstituted.

It is preferable to use in connection with the brush shown in Figure 6,a handle o the type illustrated in Figure 7 This handle is provided witha U-shapcd member 27 whose arms are longer and are spaced wider apartthan the armsof the member 2?. The extremities of the arms 27 arepivotally attached to bars 31 and the opposite ends of these bars areprovided with openings for the passage of the fastening devices 17, as

shown by the dotted lines in Figure 6 of the drawings. This places thepoint of connection of the handle near the bottom of the hollow body 10and prevents tilting of the body when the brush is being used.

-When using a heavy wax, the follower 22 and the pressure regulatingmeans therefor may be d spensed with and an electric heating element 32may be substituted so as to melt the wax and permit it to freely passthrough the openings 20 to the cloth 15. A plug and socket 33 isprovided whereby the element 32 may be conveniently connected with asource of current.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. A device of thecharacter described com prising a hollow member having dischargeopenings in the bottom thereof. a handle secured to said member, anabsorbent material arranged beneath the bottom of said member over theopenings, means to regulate the discharge openings, a follower withinthe hollow member, and adjusting screws thrcadedly engaging the hollowmember and having their inner ends yieldingly connected with thefollower to adjustably position said follower to force the contents ofthe hollow member outward through the discharge openings.

2. A device of the character described comprising a hollow member havingdischarge openings in the bottom thereof, a handle secured to themember, an absorbent material arranged beneath the bottom of said memberover the openings and extending upward around the sides and ends of thehollow member, clamping strips extending along the upturned portions ofthe absorbent member around the hollow member and spaced below the edgesof the absorbent member, a perforated slide movable within the. hollowmem' her over the bottom to regulate the discharge of the contents ofsaid member, and a finger piece extending outwardly from the slide andfrictionally engaging the edge of the absorbent material above one ofthe clamping strips to yieldingly hold the slide in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I atliX my signature.

JAMES A. TRIPP.

